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With regards to Chinese titles for the Heart Sūtra, we have 摩訶般若波羅蜜大明呪經 and 般若波羅蜜多心經, the first being "Mahāprajñāpāramitāmahāvidyamantrasūtra," meaning "The Sūtra of… (View Post)
The Mahāyānika usage is a bit different, and hugely varied by locality, but this is a typical morning pūjā from a Chinese monastery: 1) Incense Gāthā 2) Śūraṅgamadhāraṇī (Chant Praising All Buddhas) … (View Post)
(Quote) The greatest and only true evangelism is by example. (Quote) It's very good to keep these things slow. Stew them, like stracotto di manzo, a lovely red wine based beef stew that I no longer e… (View Post)
(Quote) It'll have to be in given in bits. I think we ought to open this up to sonnets, which to English ears and mouths are sweet, unless the rhyming makes you want to vomit. (Rhyming often is a div… (View Post)